Bedfordshire County Council was elected every four years. Luton was administered by the county council until 1997, when it became a unitary authority. Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009, when unitary councils were introduced across the rest of Bedfordshire. Services which prior to 2009 were provided by Bedfordshire County Council are now provided by either Bedford Borough Council or Central Bedfordshire Council.

Political control

The county council was first established in 1889. The Local Government Act 1972 significantly reformed the council's powers and responsibilities. After those reforms, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1977
Conservative1977–1981
No overall control1981-1997
Conservative1997-2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Philip Hendry[1] Conservative2002
Angela Roberts Conservative20022005
Madeline Russell[2] Conservative200531 Mar 2009

Council elections

  • 1973 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1977 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1981 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1985 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1989 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1993 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 1997 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 2001 Bedfordshire County Council election
  • 2005 Bedfordshire County Council election

By-election results

Maulden By-Election 22 January 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,280 57.9 +3.2
Labour 673 30.4 +2.6
Liberal Democrats 259 11.7 -5.8
Majority 607 47.3
Turnout 2,212 40.0
Conservative hold Swing
Arlesley & Langford By-Election 9 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 681 47.8 -4.2
Conservative 411 28.8 -19.2
Independent 333 23.4 +23.4
Majority 270 19.0
Turnout 1,425
Labour hold Swing
North East Bedfordshire By-Election 7 November 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,001 69.3 +11.4
Liberal Democrats 318 22.0 +6.9
Labour 84 5.8 -11.2
Green 41 2.8 +2.8
Majority 683 47.3
Turnout 1,444 23.5
Conservative hold Swing
Plantation By-Election 18 March 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 679 70.3 +20.7
Liberal Democrats 287 29.7 +13.2
Majority 392 40.6
Turnout 966 20.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Philip Hendry". The Herald. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bedfordshire County Council minutes, 26 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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